Re: Shutter Thermostat Mods

Posted by HH56 On 2017/12/23 21:37:13

As Mal said, several have permanently blocked them open but those cars all had regular thermostats too. If the shutters did need to be operational to regulate the cooling -- or just to kind of keep the original action -- I don't see why there could not be something like a universal hood release cable or OD lockout cable adapted to work the shutters.

Don't have any good photos of the front mechanism but from what I remember of a couple of blocked shutter photos that were posted, some threaded rod and a bracket replaced the regular rod to the thermostat arm and was used for the lockout means. I think there is enough room to make some simple linkage to ensure the wind didn't gradually force the shutters to push against the cable and close.